Necktie-support



W. F. THOMPSON.

NECKTIE SUPPORT.

APPLICATION man FEB. 8.1919.-

1,318,242. Patented Oct. 1,1919.

INVENTQR.

WILLIAM THOMPSON, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

NECKTIE-SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. '7, 1919.

Application filed February 8, 1919. Serial No. 275,760.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM F. THOMP- soN, asubject of the King of Great Britain, residing at 2110 Summer street,Philadelphia in the-count of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania,have invented new and useful Improvements in Necktie-Supports, of whichthe following is a specification. e 4

The invention relates to apparel devices and more particularly to necktie devices, and has for an object to provide a simple holder or supportfor a neck tie to secure the same in position at the front of a collarand prevent undue sidewise or upward or down ward movement thereof, andalso secure and hold the tie in a graceful position relative to thecollar.

The invention comprehends among other features, the provision of a necktie support which is preferably formed ofa single piece of materialsuitably fashioned for attachment to the usual stud or collar button,which holds the collar at the'front, the device by reason of itsformation and disposition, holding the neck tie against any sidewisemovement or from slipplng up or down and also retaining the neck tie ina graceful position, it eing understood that these func- 80 Jiwpply atthe point where the knot of the neck tie is made, and which is usuallyat the front of the collar between the two outer flaps thereof.

In the further disclosure of the invention, reference is to be had tothe accompanying drawings, cation, in which similar characters ofreference'denote corresponding parts in all the views, and in which,

Figure 1-is a vertical sectional view taken through a collar and shirtwith a neck tie, and my device shown in side elevation, the device beingin applied position.

Fig. 2-is a front elevation of the device.

Fig. 3.is a side elevation thereof, and

Fig. 4-is a plan view.

Fig. 5is a similar view showing the device applied, and,

. Fig. 6-is a front elevation of a slightly modified form.

Referring more particularly to the views, the numeral 10 indicates ashirt, the numeral 11 the collar band thereof, and the numeral 12, acollar, a collar button 13 being provided to pass through the collarband 11 at the front and also through the collar constituting a part ofthis specifi- 12 to secure the collar in position on the shirt. A tie14.- of the usual four-in-hand.

variety, is shown applied to the collar in the usual manner. 1

. My'invention as set forth in Figs. 1 to 6 incluslve, comprises asingle piece of material preferably a'heavy grade of wire and indicatedby the numeral 15, said piece of material being bent at its medialportion to form a button receiving loop 16 and then bent to form stemportions 17 forming a shank, after which the piece of material has theportions 17, bent in opposite directions upon themselves to formupwardly extending sides 18 which terminate in downwardly projectingarms 19, the termini of which are bent upwardly and inwardly to formgripplng elements 20. By reference to Fig. 3,

it will be seen that at the point of formation of the side portions 18with the stem port1ons'17, said side portions 18 are bent slightlybackward or rearward so that the loop 16 and shank formed by the stemport1on 17 Wlll lie in advance of the sides 18, this formation beingalso shown in the plan View in Fig. 2.

Now by reference to Fig. 1 it will be seen that in applying the device,the same is sprung over the projecting front end, of the collar button18 and then suitably manipulated to brlng 1t 1nto a position immediatelybehind the knot 14;, of the tie. It will be noted that in thisoperation, the rear faces of surfaces of the sides 18,'pres sing againsttheoollar 12 together with the engagement of the loop 16 w1th the collarbutton, will force the loop 16 and stem portion17, rearwardly into thevertical plane of the sides 18 and this operation causes grippingelements 20 to be moved closer together so that the pointed portionsthereof will grip into the tie and thus hold the same rigidly. Thisoperation is clearly shown in Figs. 1, 4, 5, and on reference to- Fig.4, it will be seen that when the device is by ltself the grippingelements 20 are spaced a certain distance apart, whereas the applicationof the device to the collar button and collar, will move said grippingeleilnentg closer together, as clearly set forth in With this device itwill be seen that the tie will now be held against any side-wisemovement and also be held from slipping upwardly or downwardly relativeto the collar; further the device will eflectively hold the knot of thetie in a sort of forwardly bulging position, which arrangement is foundto be highly desirable, particularlyin connection with certain forms andshapes of collars, thus greatly enhancing the appear- I of my invention,in which instead of having only one loop 16, I form a blank to form a Iplurality of loops 16, 16'. With this ar- I and it will be noted trangement the tie can be secured toward the lower portion of the collaror if desired, can

be held near the top portion of the collar, at I also disclose in Fig.6, slightly difl'erent forms of gripping elements 20*, which instead of1:erm1nat-' ing in pointed portions are formed with knobs 20 7 From theforegoing description it will be clearly apparent that the tie supportdescribed can be cheaply manufactured, being formed of a single piece ofwire-like material, and that it can be readily applied to effectivelyaccomplish the purpose for which it is desired. I

Hayi'ng described m invention, I claim,- As 'a new article 0manufacture, a neck tie support comprisin' a single piece of mat rialbent at its me 1al portion to form a loop, and having portions bentdownwardly to form a shank, said piece of material then being bent uponitself slightly rearward to form side portions extending upwardly andthen 'bent forwardly and downwardly to form arms terminating in upwardlyand slightly relatively inclined gripping elements.

In testimony whereof I have aifixed my signature.

WILLIAM F. THOMPSON.

